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Senator Bingaman reintroduces Rio Grande del Norte

Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation led by U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman yesterday re-introduced legislation cosponsored by Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) that would protect roughly 236,980 acres of the most scenic and ecologically significant lands in northern New Mexico. A House version was introduced by Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D, NM-3), cosponsored by Rep. Martin Heinrich (D, NM-1).

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Last month, we witnessed one of the most important milestones in our nation’s conservation history when over 2 million acres were added to the National Wilderness Preservation System with the passage of the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act.

This week, a new chapter in wilderness protection began in New Mexico when U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D. N.M., introduced legislation that would protect 235,000 acres of the most scenic and ecologically significant lands in northern New Mexico.